Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway v. Ford
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM HICKMAN Appeal from the Circuit Court of Hickman County to the Court of Civil Appeals, and by certiorari to the Court of Civil Appeals from the Supreme Court. —Hon. W. B. Turner-, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Green
There was a judgment against the railway company in this case for injuries to certain mules. The court of civil appeals reversed and remanded the case for error in the charge of the trial judge. The railway company has filed a petition for certiorari, insisting that it was entitled to a directed verdict.
The mules were not struck by the train, but became frightened thereat and ran into a stock gap or trestle. In cases like this we have no applicable statute. Our statutes respecting the duties of railroad companies concerning stock on their tracks and rendering them liable for injuries to stock…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Ramsbottom v. RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1905
- Ramsbottom v. . RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1905
- The Pittsburgh, Cincinnati & St. Louis Railway Co v. StuartIndiana Supreme Court · 1880
- Indianapolis, Bloomington, & Western R. W. Co. v. McBrownIndiana Supreme Court · 1874
- Alabama Mutual Fire Insurance v. MinchenerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1901
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